How to use it
- Open the song and, if needed, trim it to the length you want first.
- Select the last few seconds, from where the fade should start to the end.
- Choose linear or equal-power in the Clip panel.
- Press Fade out (O).
- Play the end with Loop on to judge it, then export.
Fading a cut song so it sounds finished
Radio edits often fade over the last 4–8 seconds of a repeating chorus. Start the fade on a downbeat and end it at the end of a bar; the loop preview helps you hear whether it lands. Equal-power fades keep the music present for longer and then drop away, while a linear fade starts thinning immediately.
If the fade end is followed by silence in the original, trim that silence off after fading so the file stops where the sound stops.
Questions
My fade out ends with a click. Why?
A fade that ends at exactly zero gain cannot click; a click usually comes from a cut after the fade. Make sure the selection reaches the end of the clip.
Can I fade out only the selection and keep audio after it?
Yes. The clip is split at the selection, faded to silence, and the audio after continues at full level. Delete the part after it if you want the track to end there.
Is the fade applied in the MP3 export?
Yes. Exports render every clip setting, including fades, before encoding.